Letter: Wealth disparity not the problem

Wealth disparity not the problem

Editor:

Your editorial, "Broader spending base needed to spark more growth," (Reading Eagle, Jan. 2), correctly pointed out that the middle class is making little to no progress. However, the wealth disparity is not the cause.

You cited President Barack Obama's warning, "Wealth distribution is the defining challenge of our time." That is hardly the case. Americans are faced with much greater challenges, such as restoring our country to the greatness it once enjoyed and getting big government overreach out of our lives.

The middle class is asked to pay for government's failed programs, something it never asked for. The younger generation is carrying a huge debt of borrowed money for college educations. Now the Affordable Care Act needs them to carry the financial burden for the sickest and eldest of our society. It is a daunting task with a president that lacks leadership and managerial skills, and a Congress that is dysfunctional.

Reform of our tax code could go a long way in improving the wealth disparity. If everyone paid an 18 percent flat income tax, with no exceptions, we wouldn't have such a huge wealth disparity, and perhaps we would be on the road of returning America to the greatness it once had.